VEVOR Crab Trap, 2 Packs, 62 x 62 x 30 cm Heavy Duty Large Crab Pot Trap for Dungeness, Black PVC Coated Wire Mesh for Stealth, with Gauge, Red/White Float, 100ft Leaded Core Rope, and Gloves

Crab Pot Trap with Black PVC-Coated Mesh for Underwater Concealment and Stealth 

The black PVC-coated mesh that makes up the VEVOR crab pot trap lowers the trap's visual profile on the seabed. This helps the trap blend into the seabed, making it less noticeable to crabs as they approach the bait. Compared with bright galvanized wire, the black PVC coating reduces glare and helps the trap blend more naturally into underwater environments. The black PVC coating lessens this reflective signature, making the trap less noticeable in clear coastal and tidal waters.

Additionally, the PVC covering protects the metal wire from corrosion, keeping the mesh from breaking down in saltwater over time and making untreated metal mesh traps less effective. The coating keeps the wire's structural integrity at each intersection. This prevents the wire from rusting and thinning at intersections over time, as it does with bare-metal traps.

Four-Entry Square Frame Design for Maximum Crab Access and Reduced Escape Rate 

The square frame has four entry channels placed around the outside of the trap. This allows crabs to approach the bait from all four sides simultaneously, rather than just one or two entry points, as in simpler circular drop-net designs. The four-entry design increases access from multiple directions. This makes it easier to catch more crabs, especially in places where multiple crabs are attracted to the bait. 

It is easy for crabs to enter from the outside, but harder for them to escape once inside. This is a standard principle of lobster pot and crab pot engineering that keeps the catch inside once it gets in. The stiff square frame maintains the funnel's shape at depth, even under water pressure and current loads. The rigid frame helps maintain the funnel shape during deployment. 

62×62×30 cm Basket Size with 2.4 in Mesh for Dungeness and Blue Crab Targeting 

Each crab pot trap measures 62×62×30 cm (24.4×24.4×11.8 in.), providing a basket volume sized for Dungeness crabs — a species that reaches carapace widths of 15–20 cm in legal harvest size and requires a larger trap interior than blue crab traps to accommodate multiple specimens without overcrowding that causes injury or escape behavior. The 30 cm depth inside the funnel also keeps crabs caught inside well below the height of the entrance, making it harder for them to find and leave through the entrance during long soaks.

The 2.4×2.4 in (60×60 mm) mesh aperture is sized to retain legal-size Dungeness crabs while allowing undersized juveniles to pass back through the mesh without being retained, a design consideration that supports sustainable harvest practice and reduces the sorting effort required when retrieving the trap by limiting incidental capture of sub-legal specimens. 

100 ft Leaded Core Rope and Float for Fast Sinking and Easy Surface Retrieval 

With the 100-foot (30-meter) leaded core rope that comes with every trap set, you can set them up in shallow to deep coastal crabbing areas without needing to add an extra rope extension. The lead core adds linear weight to the rope, making it sink quickly and lie securely on the seabed rather than drift with the current.

The red and white float on the surface end of the rope shows you where the deployed trap is relative to the surface. This makes it easier to find and retrieve the trap after soaking. When it is cloudy, the two-tone red-and-white color scheme makes the float easier to see against the blue-gray water surface. When it is sunny, the white color scheme reflects well, making it easy to see where the trap is during retrieval.

Crab Pot Trap 2-Pack with Gauge, Bait Bag, and Gloves for Complete Ready-to-Use Setup 

This listing comes with two full crab pot trap units and an accessory kit with everything you need to start crabbing as soon as you get there. The kit includes a crab gauge for comparing the width of the carapace to the legal size limits at the water's edge, a bait bag for securing fish or chicken bait inside the trap, and protective gloves for handling crabs and wet trap hardware during retrieval. The two-pack setup lets you set both traps at the same time in the same place or in two different places to cover more ground during the soak.

Using two traps can increase your catch per outing compared to a single-trap session without requiring additional trips. This makes the 2-pack the better choice for anglers who go on regular crabbing trips and want to maximize the time and effort they put into each outing.

Suitable for Docks, Shorelines, and Boat Fishing Across Multiple Crabbing Scenarios 

With a rigid square frame and a lead rope, the crab pot trap can be set from boats, docks, and shoreline positions without needing to be rigged differently for each location. Dock deployment requires lowering the baited trap along a rope to the seabed below the dock, where crabs gather in regular patterns because of the way the tides move. When setting a trap along the shore, crabs that feed on the bottom use a weighted throw or a rod-and-reel cast to move the trap out of the surf zone.

Positioning the trap from a boat lets you put it in deeper water, like bays, channels, and offshore reef structures, where larger Dungeness crabs are hard to catch by casting from the beach. Each cage weighs only 10.14 lb, so one person can set it up and retrieve it from a dock or a boat's gunwale without a winch.